Wilby Wonderful Synopsis & Summary

Synopsis

The residents of Wilby, Nova Scotia, learn the importance a day can make as scandal weighs heavily on their conscience in the sophomore feature from Canadian playwright-turned-filmmaker Daniel MacIvor. Suicidal Dan Jarvis (James Allodi) is longing to find a reason to live, and as Buddy and Carol Franch's (Paul Gross and Sandra Oh) marriage falls to pieces, single mom Sandra Anderson (Rebecca Jenkins) seeks male companionship to relieve the strain of raising a child alone and unlucky painter Duck MacDonald (Callum Keith Rennie) struggles to overcome his own nagging problems. On the horizon, a shocking revelation threatens to change the way the residents of the small town view both themselves and their neighbors, but how will the people of Wilby deal with such a major problem when they can't even work out their own issues? - Jason Buchanan, All Movie Guide

Movie Info

Theatrical Release Date:
09/12/2004
DVD Release Date:
05/23/2006
Rating:
Not Yet Rated
Run Time:
91 min.
Distributor(s):
Mongrel Media
Production Co.:
da da kamera pictures, Palpable Productions
Director(s):
Daniel MacIvor
Genre(s):
Drama
Themes:
Social Climbing, Mothers and Daughters, Murder Investigations, Death in the Family, Suicide, Small-Town Life, Intersecting Lives
Tone:
Biting, Bittersweet, Disturbing, Reflective, Quirky
Keywords:
dyslexia, festival, house, island, mayor, police-officer, real-estate-agent, scandal, suicide-attempt, town, video-store
Language:
English
Status:
DVD

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